Sarat Ford Lincoln enjoys the support of its community and, in turn, supports the community right back.

“We are nice people. We are local people,” said Jeffrey J. Sarat, general sales manager at the 84-year-old dealership. “We support things in the community, Relay for Life, Westfield Boys and Girls Club. I have tickets on my desk for an Italian-American dinner fundraiser.”

Sarat Ford Lincoln was named by 2013 Reader Raves voters as the Best New Car Dealer and the Best Place to Buy a Truck. In 2012, the dealership was named Best Place to Buy a Truck.

“We are having a phenomenal year,” Sarat said. Business is growing, and Ford and Lincoln have really been coming out with some great products in the last few years,”

He cited the Ford Fusion “Those things, they look like an Aston Martin,” he said. They are more economical than ever.”

Ford has also reinvigorated the venerable Lincoln luxury brand. The MKZ has exclusive options like the Panoramic Vista Moonroof, a 15.2-square -foot retractable glass roof panel. “It is so cool,” Sarat said.

The MKZ is available in a four-cylinder, a six and as a hybrid. The new models really give dealers a shot in the arm, Sarat said.

“It’s not the same-old-same-old,” Sarat said. “That’s what was hurting the Big 3 (automakers).”